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Incumbent in toss-up district condemns and endorses Kamala Harris

(The Center Square) – One day after U.S. Rep. Don Davis was the only Democrat in North Carolina to vote for a resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris’ handling of her border assignment from the president, he gave her an endorsement. And suggested Harris pick North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper as a running mate. Only […]

Aerospace industry seen as key to Washington’s economic growth, new report says

(The Center Square) – A new report from the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce finds that the aerospace industry is a key driver of economic growth in Washington state. The aerospace industry generated more than $71 billion in business revenues and $19.4 billion in labor income last year, according to the report.  The report also found that […]

The fight over brine spreading is a rural-urban tension

(The Center Square) — Rural-urban tensions split lawmakers on whether to reinstate spreading oil and gas wastewater on roads to suppress dust. “It all comes down to risk assessment. Are the impacts to the environment outweighed by the benefits created?” Burt Waite, a retired geologist and hydrologist, said during a House Republican Policy Committee hearing […]

Freedom Alliance leader addresses issues with energy sources

(The Center Square) – Concerns are being raised as solar energy facilities displace Midwestern farmland. The Institute for Energy Research reports that the target for solar operations is increasingly in the Midwest, where government subsidies allow solar companies to pay more to rent land than the farmers feeding the nation. Myke Luebbers of the Illinois Freedom Alliance […]

NCGOP consider joining effort against Biden-Harris campaign funds transfer

(The Center Square) – The North Carolina Republican Party is remaining open to joining the legal effort against Vice President Kamala Harris and her presidential campaign. Since Harris jumped in to fill President Joe Biden’s vacancy, her campaign has received $96 million transferred directly from his campaign. A number of Republican groups came together to file […]

‘Unprecedented and volatile’: 100 days to go until Election Day

There are only 100 days left of the 2024 election, and if past is prologue, anything could happen. In the last month alone, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump debated, leading to Biden heeding appeals from members of his own party to step down as their nominee and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as […]

Top Harris aide backed ‘defund police’ and court-packing

A top aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, supported the “defund police” movement and progressive efforts to pack the Supreme Court with more justices. Brian Fallon, the former national press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, is now in a key staffer position as Harris appears likely […]

Social Security update: First round of August payments worth $4,873 to go out in 18 days

The first round of August’s Social Security payments will go out to retirees on Aug. 14. Here is everything to know about this month’s Social Security payments, which are worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70,  What is it? Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act […]

DNC Renaissance: Stars backing Harris could make Chicago the ‘party of the year’

Hollywood celebrities have long flocked to the Democratic Party‘s top campaign events in modern history. But with Vice President Kamala Harris likely to be the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden exited the race, the Democratic National Convention next month is sure to be one of the hottest places to spot several A-listers. The […]

Social Security update: August direct payment worth $943 goes out in five days

August’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in five days. On Aug. 1, the first payments will be distributed to those living with a debilitating disability that affects one’s income, according to the Social Security Administration.  To be eligible, filers need to be at least partially […]
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